Suwon Selected Five Exemplary Gender Impact Assessment Projects…Accelerating Gender Equality Policies

Suwon Special City (Mayor Lee Jae-jun) held a '2026 Gender Impact Assessment Implementation Review Meeting' at the City Hall Conference Room on the 11th, and reviewed the implementation results of gender impact assessment projects from the previous year.

'Gender impact assessment is a system designed to review how policies affect women and men, improve discriminatory elements in policies, and realize gender equality. Gender impact assessment projects are selected annually through deliberation and resolution by the Gender Impact Assessment Committee in June.

As a result of the review, 42 out of 64 gender impact assessment projects from the previous year were completed. Among these, the policy improvement results of 10 projects selected through pre-departmental evaluation were examined by the 'Suwon Women-Friendly City Formation Monitoring Group' based on citizens' perspectives and experiences.

▲Suwon Urban Architecture and Culture Festival (Urban Policy Division, Urban Design Division) ▲Joint Reenactment of King Jeongjo's Royal Procession to His Tomb (Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau, Global Festival Division) ▲Citizen Jury Court Operation (Citizen Communication Division, Communication Division) ▲Home Health Management Project (Gwonseon-gu Health Center, Health Management Division) ▲Youth Hazardous Facility Guidance and Inspection (Jangan-gu Family Welfare Division) — five projects were selected as exemplary projects.

The exemplary projects selected on this day will be presented as agenda items at the Suwon City Gender Impact Assessment Committee meeting scheduled for December 3rd. According to the deliberation and resolution of the Gender Impact Assessment Committee, Mayor of Suwon awards will be given to 2026 exemplary gender impact assessment departments (3 departments) and exemplary civil servants (3 people).

A Suwon City official stated, "Operating an exemplary gender impact assessment system, we were selected as the most outstanding gender-aware policy organization in Gyeonggi Province this year, and we will continue to promote gender equality policies aligned with citizens' expectations to create a city where all citizens can be happy."

The Suwon Women-Friendly City Formation Monitoring Group was initially established in 2011 in accordance with Article 24 of the 'Ordinance on the Formation of Suwon Women-Friendly City.' Currently, the 8th Monitoring Group (30 members) is operating.